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Dental assistant schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 6 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in West Virginia, expect to start around $31,760–$36,360 and reach a median of $37,960 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,180 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $21,314 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in West Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,290 employed in West Virginia. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgeportCharlestonCross LanesHuntingtonMorgantownPrinceton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Medical Education Center-Morgantown | Morgantown | for-profit | 4 | $22,121 | $9,500 | 69% | $25,061 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston | Charleston | for-profit | 13 | $21,985 | $9,500 | 68% | $23,138 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | Cross Lanes | for-profit | 13 | $21,314 | $6,894 | 60% | not reported |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | for-profit | 8 | $21,314 | $6,894 | 52% | not reported |
| Huntington Junior College | Huntington | non-profit | 4 | $18,735 | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $10,248 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.